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Eric Adams says city can’t afford Hochul’s $500M request to fund MTA

By Ben Brachfeld Posted on February 8, 2023
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Mayor Eric Adams expressed trepidation this week about a component of Governor Kathy Hochul’s plan to rescue the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that calls on the city to contribute an extra $500 million per year to the cash-strapped authority.

On Monday, the mayor said on Fox 5 that the city simply couldn’t afford to contribute such a sum, particularly as the city navigates its own perilous fiscal situation as federal COVID aid runs dry and the municipal budget is being stretched to cover the migrant crisis.

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Eric Adams says city can’t afford Hochul’s $500M request to fund MTA

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